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A small scale mushroom farmer now employing 175 people!

An entrepreneur has taken his Magaliesberg mushroom farm from a pipe dream to a burgeoning business that now employs 175 people, and supplies hundreds of stores with high quality local produce. The business, called Tropical Mushrooms, was started by entrepreneur Peter Nyathi, and it delivers to the Shoprite Group’s Centurion distribution centre on a daily basis. From there, the mushrooms make their way onto shelves of more than 350 Shoprite and Checkers supermarkets throughout Gauteng.

Coastal Birds Found Inland Due to Cyclone Eloise – This is How to Save Them

The South African Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre sent out an alert after a few Sooty Terns, a coastal bird, have been found inland and in need of assistance.